Aortic Coarcatation in Adults : Still a Late Diagnosis
Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Aortic coarctation is the most common congenital cardiac malformation due to a narrowing of the aorta, most commonly occurring just beyond the left subclavian artery.The diagnosis is mostly neonatal by the systemic palpation of the femoral pulses but can be later discovered at the big childs even at the adult. This fact is illustrated through our observation of a 36-year-old man admitted after a head injury, during his hospitalization the diagnosis of aortic coarctation was made following hypertensive peaks resistant to antihypertensive drugs.
Institution: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4223979656